Posts tagged augusta

The Winner (Adam Scott) – He not only managed to break his own major drought at the weekend but also the Australian curse at Augusta, sinking two of the most important putts of his career on No.18 in regulation and No.10 in the two-hole playoff. More >

With The Masters just around the corner all eyes are on the players at the top of the game. Who will be world number one by the time a trip to Augusta rolls around? Will Tiger be in the hunt following fresh speculation surrounding his troublesome left leg? Can Lee or Luke, who have been sharing the top spot in golf for a while now, manage to bag their first majors? Whatever the outcome we can be sure of one thing…Augusta National will be the star of the show!

Now you may never get the chance to strut your stuff on the world’s most famous fairways but there are a few courses in the UK which could be described as Augusta-esque…here are five of our favourites that you can play on a golf break this year. More >

When you think of the great golf course designers Dr Alister Mackenzie, whose course designs, on three different continents, are consistently ranked among the finest golf courses in the world, should certainly spring to mind. Originally trained as a surgeon, MacKenzie served as a civilian doctor with the British army during the Boer War where he first became aware of the principles of camouflage, which he saw as closely related to golf course design. Here are ten of the best courses that Mackenzie designed or reworked to great effect. More >

The jewel in the European Tour’s crown has been at the heartbeat of European golf for decades.

Wentworth is an unforgettable place to play golf and is one of those venues that almost rivals St Andrews in the strength of its allure. The West, East and Edinburgh courses are all magnificent, the clubhouse facilities are a rival for any in the country, and golf breaks in this beautiful part of Surrey, less than an hour from both Heathrow and the lights of London, are guaranteed to live long in the memory. More >

Martin Kaymer has enjoyed a spell of form in the last two years that has seen him shoot up the world golf rankings and reach the summit of the game after he dethroned Lee Westwood, who had in turn done the same to the ‘untouchable’ Tiger Woods. This success has not just been based on multiple wins in the last 18 months, including last year’s US PGA championship, but Kaymer’s impressive consistency has also been a key factor. With Kaymer’s extremely dependable and repeatable swing, perhaps this consistency should be expected. Yet even with all his recent success, Kaymer has been reworking the swing that has seen him become the world’s best golfer in preparation for the US Masters. More >